Obediah Jenks

Glen Swartz:

Hastings, Hugh, ed. "Military Minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821" Albany, NY: James B. Lyon, 1901-02. (Annual Report of the State Historian. Vol.2, 3) Battalion of Infantry, set off from the 9th Rgmt. p1781. 1817, Essex Co, NY; Harlow Baker, Captain, Obadiah Jenks, Lieutenant. p2385. 1822, Essex Co, NY; Battalion of Infantry, Captain Obadiah Jenks, Cleaveland Jenks, ensign.

Obediah entered the war of 1812 as a private and soon after was promoted to be a captain and was engaged at the battles of Plattsmouth and Champlain. His business relations were open and straightforward throughout his life and his departure from earth was mourned and regretted. He was born in the " Green Mountain State"and was brought to Essex Co. NY when he was 13 years old. He was later occupied the dignified position of school teacher, which, in those days, was one of great honor but of small emoluments, and he abondoned teaching to learn carpentering and afterwards discarded the later for farming. About 1837-38 he came to the town of Poland and purchased a piece of land and making a farm of it, lived there until he died, when eighty years old. He married in the home of his youth when about twenty-two yrs. of age, taking for his wife Melinthia Mason. Obediah was b. 21 Dec 1792 Clarendon, Vt. m. Melintha 1815 d. 31 May 1873 in Twn. of Poland (Bible) son of James and Phebe (Tripp) Jenks James Jenks was a Rev. soldier Melintha (Mary) Mason, dau. of Benj. and Olive Mason Obadiah was b. 19 July 1792 d. 1 June 1856- Town of Poland is also buried on this lot. He entered the war of 1812 as a private and soon after was promoted to be a captain and was engaged at the battles of Plattsmouth and Champlain. His business relations were open and straightforward throughout his life and his departure from earth was mourned and regretted.

He was born in the " Green Mountain State" and was brought to Essex Co. NY when he was 13 years old. He was later occupied the dignified position of school teacher, which, in those days, was one of great honor but of small emoluments, and he abandoned teaching to learn carpentering and afterwards discarded the later for farming.

About 1837-38 he came to the town of Poland and purchased a piece of land and making a farm of it, lived there until he died, when eighty years old. He married in the home of his youth when about twenty-two yrs. of age, taking for his wife Melinthia Mason. Obediah was b. 21 Dec 1792 Clarendon, Vt. m. Melintha 1815 d. 31 May 1873 in Twn. of Poland (Bible) son of James and Phebe (Tripp) Jenks James Jenks was a Rev. soldier Melintha (Mary) Mason, dau. of Benj. and Olive Mason Obadiah was b. 19 July 1792 d. 1 June 1856- Town of Poland is also buried on this lot.

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